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Report: Rondout School District spent $35,409 per student in 2019-20

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Spending per pupil at Rondout School District 72 was up 12.7 percent from five years ago, according to the Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2019-20 report card showed the Lake County school district spent $31,412 per pupil in 2015-16. It spent $35,409 in 2019-20.

The district's enrollment fell from 141 to 135 students over the same period.

Rondout's spending in 2019-20 was 144.3 percent higher than the state average of $14,492.

Rondout School District 72 student spending 5-year trend

Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2015-16$31,41297.41.80.9
2016-17$32,27896.62.80.7
2017-18$34,30696.82.30.9
2018-19$37,25194.641.3
2019-20$35,408953.41.6

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